Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Anyone sick of zucchini yet? Well you won't be with this delicious treat. This recipe is from the "Pioneer Woman Cooks" blog. Great stuff.
The zucchini in this cake makes it very moist and with the chocolate is a perfect mix. You'll be wanting seconds with this recipe.



2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1-1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk
2 cup zucchini shredded (do not peel)

Grease 9x13 cake pan and preheat oven to 375*.
Combine together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In a small bowl mix together vanilla and milk.
In a large bowl, cream with a mixer, sugar, oil and eggs until smooth.
Slowly mix in the dry ingredients a little at a time, alternating with milk and vanilla.
Mix all this until smooth.
Then HAND STIR in the zucchini.
Pour into the baking pan and bake for 25 minutes (or until toothpick inserted comes out clean)
Ice the cake while it is warm. (Not hot)

Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
6 tbsp. milk
1 tbsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar

In the microwave, melt butter in a large microwave safe bowl. Add in milk, cocoa and vanilla; stir. Gradually add in the powdered sugar and beat until smooth.